THE HITS!
Chieli Minucci & Special EFX
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Uptown East
Blue Lagoon
Cool Summer
Kickin’ It Hard
Waterfall
Lavish
You Make Me Blue
Meant To Be
Dreams
Been So Long
Marbella
Passions
Till The End of Time
Cruise Control
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1. Uptown East
5:10
Composed & produced by Chieli Minucci
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP)
Chieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards, shaker
Jay Rowe – synth solo
Jerry Brooks – bass
Joel Rosenblatt – drums
Mixed by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Productions, South Orange, NJ
(originally from Slice of Life, GRP Records)
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2. Blue Lagoon
4:10
Composed & produced by Chieli Minucci
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP)
Chieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards, drum programming
Mixed by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Productions, South Orange, NJ
(from Genesis, courtesy of Shanachie Records)
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3. Cool Summer
4:01
Composed by Chieli Minucci, Emanuel Kallins, Paul Brown
Produced & Mixed by Paul Brown at The Funky Joint
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP), Kallins Music (BMI), Yo Cats Music (BMI)
Chieli Minucci – acoustic guitars, keyboards, drum programming
Paul Brown – electric guitar, percussion
Roberto Vally – bass
Jay Weigal – strings
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4. Kickin’ It Hard
5:22
Composed & produced by Chieli Minucci
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP)
Chieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards, drum programming
Jerry Brooks – bass
David Mann – saxophone
Lionel Cordew – drums
Jay Rowe – piano
Philip Hamilton – percussion
Mixed by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Productions, South Orange, NJ
(from Night Grooves, courtesy of Shanachie Records)
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5. Waterfall
4:04
Composed & produced by Chieli Minucci
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP)
Chieli Minucci – guitars, loop, keyboards
Eric Marienthal – saxophone
Joel Rosenblatt – drums
David Livolsi – bass
Mixed by Dave Darlington/Double D Music
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6. Lavish
4:07
Composed, produced, & mixed by Nicholas Cole
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP)
Additional mixing by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Productions, South Orange, NJ
Chieli Minucci – guitars
Nicholas Cole – keyboards, programming
Elan Trotman – saxophone
Evangeline Daugherty – voice
(from Deep as the Night, courtesy of Trippin N Rhythm Records)
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7. You Make Me Blue
5:02
Composed & produced by Chieli Minucci
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP)
Chieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards, drum programming
Jerry Brooks – bass
Alan Grubner – violin
Philip Hamilton – percussion
Mixed by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Productions, South Orange, NJ
(from Without You – ChieliMusic)
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8. Meant To Be
3:30
Composed by Chieli Minucci, Shane Theriot, Paul Brown
Produced & Mixed by Paul Brown at The Funky Joint
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP)
Chieli Minucci – electric guitar
Shane Theriot – bass, rhythm guitar, programming
Ron King – trumpet, horn arrangement
Greg Vail – saxophone, flute
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9. Dreams
5:12
Composed & produced by Chieli Minucci
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP)
Chieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards, drum programming
Warren Hill – saxophone
Mixed by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Productions, South Orange, NJ
(from It’s Gonna Be Good, JVC Musical Industries)
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10. Been So Long
4:23
Composed & produced by Chieli Minucci
Co-composed by Efraym Elliott Yamin
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP) & Sing Like Yamin It (ASCAP)
Chieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards, drum programming
Eric Marienthal – sax
Jerry Brooks – bass
Elliott Yamin – vocals
Mixed by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Productions, South Orange, NJ
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11. Marbella
4:10
Composed by Chieli Minucci, Jeffrey Smith, Paul Brown
Produced & Mixed by Paul Brown at The Funky Joint
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP), Bring It and Swing It (ASCAP), Yo Cats Music (BMI)
Chieli Minucci – electric guitars
Paul Brown – nylon guitar, percussion
Roberto Vally – bass
Jeff Smith – keyboards, drum programming, rhythm guitar
Michael Paulo – flute, saxophone
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12. Passions
4:39
composed by Chieli Minucci & Steve Skinner
published by Chieli Music (ASCAP) & Nervous Music (BMI)
Chieli Minucci – electric & acoustic guitars
Steve Skinner – keyboards, programming, synth bass
George Jinda – shakers, congas, mini congas, cymbal, rattle, caxixi
Mark Johnson – saxophone
Bemshi – vocals
Johnny Kemp – vocals
Mixed by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Productions, South Orange, NJ
(from Catwalk, JVC Records)
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13. Till the End of Time
5:24
Composed & produced by Chieli Minucci
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP)
Chieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards
Omar Hakim – drums
David Mann – saxophone
Jerry Brooks – bass
Mixed by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Productions, South Orange, NJ
(from Genesis, courtesy of Shanachie Records)
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14. Cruise Control
4:22
Composed & produced by Chieli Minucci
Published by Chieli Music (ASCAP)
Chieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards, drum programming
Jerry Brooks – bass
David Mann – saxophone
Lionel Cordew – drums
Roger Smith – piano, organ
Mixed by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Productions, South Orange, NJ
(from Butterfly, courtesy of Shanachie Records)
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CD cover by Amanda Jo Nagle
CD digipak artwork Rainer Gembalczyk/Sienna Digital
https://www.siennadigital.com
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It’s 44 years later, a lifetime since George Jinda and I started this wonderful project that has traveled so far and wide and touched so many! This compilation of old and new felt long overdue, a salute to our past and an optimistic nod to the present and future.
Gratitude to all my musician friends for their wonderful and heartfelt performances, and artistic contributions to “The Hits” – George Jinda, Warren Hill, Eric Marienthal, Michael Paulo, Mark Johnson, David Mann, Elan Trotman, Jerry Brooks, Dave Livolsi, Roberto Vally, Jay Rowe, Roger Smith, Joel Rosenblatt, Lionel Cordew, Omar Hakim, Alan Grubner, Philip Hamilton, Paul Brown, Shane Theriot, Greg Vail, Ron King, Nicolas Cole, Jeff Smith, Steve Skinner ~
Special thanks to my dear friends, keyboardist (and Special EFX booking agent) Lao Tizer for his endless vision, and Nelly Neben for her decades as my devoted manager. A big shout out to the many wonderful promoters, theater, and club owners who tirelessly work in partnership with us to produce the live concerts – the motivation behind all of this! Gratitude to SiriusXM Watercolors for carrying on the tradition of classic radio airplay, and to ALL the many radio stations, both terrestrial and virtual, who continue to support our music.
Thanks to my longtime entertainment attorneys Bob Donnelly and Paul Bezilla at Fox Rothschild, music producer Manny Kallins at Gotham Music/Universal, Trippin N Rhythm Records, Shanachie Records, JVC Records, GRP Records, and Keytone Records, where it all started. To my publicists, Lauren Harding, Amanda Jo Nagle, and Rick Scott.
Dedicated to my grandson, Nico Carmine Badalamenti
As always, and forever, enjoy the music!
– Chieli
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MANAGEMENT
Nelly Neben/Axis Artists Management
[email protected]
+1(818) 998-2595
WORLDWIDE BOOKINGS
Lao Tizer Music Inc.
[email protected]
+1(818)590-3163
Please visit SpecialEFXMusic.com and ChieliMusic.com, the official websites for all things Chieli Minucci, Special EFX featuring Chieli Minucci, and the Special EFX Allstars
Chieli can be contacted, and CDs can be purchased, at [email protected]
